Lawl, I know this is a weird thread for me to make, but my friend and I need to know how to pick a standard key doorknob. Why do I need to know this? Well, my friend's brother has taken the video camera, which we need, and put it in his room. This brother then went with the rest of the family to a ski trip and has locked his door and we can't get a hold of his parents. It's a standard key doorknob and we would like to get into it without breaking it. So, anyone have any suggestions?

Lodat225

01-05-2007, 01:55 PM

Don't you have a screwdriver? Can you see the screws in the nob? I don't remember... but can't you just stick something very skinny and use it like a key?

Homer

01-05-2007, 01:55 PM

No .

the_GoDdEsS

01-05-2007, 01:57 PM

Safety pin, hair pin, scissors, screwdriver? I don't know what kinda doorknobs you have where you live. This thread amuses me though because as a kid I managed to free some of my family from being stuck in bathroom and picked three locks in the house successfully. It's a fun challenge. Fourth one I had to call my cousin and we used an axe. :P Good luck.

Lodat225

01-05-2007, 01:58 PM

Yeah, use a hair pin in the key hole, and turn it. It's simple... unless you have a weird lock.

Homer

01-05-2007, 02:11 PM

It's a key lock, it's close to the same sort of lock you see as the front door to people's houses. We've already tried a paper clip and "skewer" (don't know what it's called) but none of the attempts worked. It's a knob that has a key hole and a very small hole on the top right between the round part (the knob itself) and the door.

Try putting in a key that fits but only half way and try twisting it, though i doubt it'll work. Go look it up in google.

edit: what the hell? me and sim said the same thing.

Lars

01-05-2007, 02:26 PM

Anything down that small hole? Such as a screw that would loosen something up? I haven't played with any door locks in a long time.

Lodat225

01-05-2007, 02:27 PM

No, because it's locked from the key thingy. Taking out the nob wont do anything.

Mota Boy

01-05-2007, 02:47 PM

You might as well go ahead and buy a lock-picking kit off the internet. It won't help you get your camera back, but it will help you with revenge.

Lodat225

01-05-2007, 02:48 PM

You might as well go ahead and buy a lock-picking kit off the internet. It won't help you get your camera back, but it will help you with revenge.

Hahahahaha .

Lars

01-05-2007, 02:53 PM

I was googling for images, to try and see what the inside of one looked like (they don't really use locks like that around here) and came up with this page, might be of some use. http://www.fortliberty.org/locks/secrets-of-lock-picking.shtml

sKratch

01-05-2007, 03:23 PM

Lars posted a good link.
If it's a legit lock, you need two things:
A tension bar and a pick. A tension bar would be the harder of the two to just construct out of something. It has to be flat in terms of thickness, and about a centimeter wide. This will provide the turning action of a key; it provides torque. With the pick, you need to go all the way to the back of the lock and work your way forward locking the pins in place. It takes a decent amount of practice. I've only picked a lock successfully twice.

Endymion

01-05-2007, 03:57 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping

and yeah, an actual lock picking kit is very helpful.

Rilex

01-05-2007, 04:32 PM

Go thought the window ;damnedů

Lodat225

01-05-2007, 04:37 PM

Go thought the window ;damnedů

what ?

Sin Studly

01-05-2007, 06:09 PM

You're not gonna manage to pick a lock like that without a crowbar. Give up.

Homer

01-06-2007, 12:31 AM

Actually, we already have sort of given up. Meh, I guess we'll try some of the stuff you guys suggested. Thanks for the help!

noodlesfan

01-06-2007, 09:54 AM

I have a lock just like that on my door, they're easy to pick, just take your foot, and kick straight into the handle, it will open.